What others have said about
Hon. Roanne L. Mann

Comments

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 25802
Rating:2.0 Comments:
rude, snide, abrasive, vexatious, opinionated, heavily biased and willing to distort the facts and the law to manipulate her findings to align with her bias. One of the worst judges I have encountered in my over 40 years of practicing law; maybe the worse because she is both smart and mean-spirited, which is less forgivable than mere mean-spiritedness alone.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 24680
Rating:8.8 Comments:
Judge Mann is a very intelligent no-nonsense jurist. She has a business-like approach to her handling of pre-trial matters. She is an excellent decision writer. Despite what others have said, I don't think she is arrogant at all, but I do think she does not put up with nonsense from attorneys. She was superb in a settlement mediation with complex legal issues and several defendants who resisted all private efforts to resolve the matter.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 24075
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
I'm amazed that some people had decent things to say about her and as such I flat out don't believe the veracity of the posts. I've been dealing with this skumbag of judges' for many years. She behaves like an animal and for that please send her back to the jungle where she belongs.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: 23393
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Unfortunately, another under deserving pinhead politician seeped into the cracks and made Judge. Of course the reason she's still a Magistrate after all these years is because she's a pri--.

Other

Comment #: 22335
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Warm, endearing, and sympathetic to the side she is leaning towards. As the case progresses the subtle bias is more evident in her rulings. Aloof, arrogant, rewards non-compliant parties.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: 20737
Rating:6.2 Comments:
It appears that major firms in civil litigation need fear no sanction, or certainly nothing that is not readily absorbed as a cost of doing business, for flouting compliance with discovery. She will perhaps lecture the non-compliant party but even where delay is the transparent goal of improper and unethical discovery shenanigans, she will let them slide and thereby reward the non-compliance.

Civil Litigation - Private

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 11704
Rating:8.5 Comments:
I have appeared before her a number of times in civil matters. While she may at first appear aloof and imperious, she has turned out to be engaged, reasonable and fair. Her handling of our settlement conference was not as thorough as some, but she is far more skilled than certain of her colleagues. Treat the Court with respect and it will be returned.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 7411
Rating:8.2 Comments:
My adversary and I consented to have Judge Mann handle our case in its entirety in the hopes that doing so would speed up its resolution. All in all, I think it was a good decision since all aspects of the case (discovery, settlement conference, and eventually settlement) were expedited.

Civil Litigation - Private

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 6502
Rating:9.0 Comments:
Recently finished my first case assigned to her. Overall I liked her. I thought she was a little too indulgent with plaintiff's counsel who engaged in a lot of nonsense, but then again I was once 20 minutes late to a conference and she was good about it. Her settlement conference was also really productive and helped bring the case to a final resolution.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 5830
Rating:9.0 Comments:
Superlatively sensible. Just had a wage case before the judge where neither party really wanted to be in court and both were close to agreement in terms of numbers very early on. The judge could see this and turned our initial conference into a settlement conference. After hearing from and talking with each of us, she proposed a practical position that was acceptable to both sides. One less headache for everyone involved; her extra effort in getting the case quickly resolved was much appreciated.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 5667
Rating:8.0 Comments:
I have had many cases before Judge Mann over the past several years. I have always felt that she has done a great job in assisting cases to settle. Lately, I believe she has gotten even better. Perhaps it is a result of an improved demeanor or increased interest level, but whatever it is, it shows.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 5434
Rating:9.0 Comments:
I am very glad that I consented to have the case heard by her. My adversary ended up essentially defaulting, and, unlike some other judges in the EDNY who might have taken a year or so to rule, Judge Mann issued her opinion within a matter of weeks.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 3815
Rating:2.0 Comments:
This judge consistently brings a very antagonistic attitude to the bench. If she happens to take arbitrary offense, she will retaliate against that attorney, and his client. She is not fit for the bench.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 3293
Rating:2.8 Comments:
She made several incorrect decisions and negative and inappropriate comments about the attorneys and litigants in the one case I had before her that had ramifications for the life of the case.